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💭It’s from “Madagascar”! 🌍Consequently, the originator of Madagascar periwinkle aka Catharanthus roseus. 🌺 This plant is unique because it is both drought and salt tolerant, 🗿it even grows in limestone rocks! 2 of the plants chemical constituents are responsible for...

⭐️Also called “the Madonna” of flowering plants💫 🌊Hydrangea arborescens is a native Hydrangea that was first documented in 1792 when George Washington planted them at Mount Vernon. Though the Native Americans had long been using wild hydrangeas medicinally, colonists...

🎊-ACTUAL comment I heard while in the store planner aisle… NEW YEAR, NEW DECADE, NEW MOMENTUM COMING AT YOU!!🥳 👉Since everyone loves to question how I stay organized and seemingly do all the things…  📯HERE’S MY SECRET…A FABULOUS PLANNER! Knowing what’s on my...

👉With your kids spending less time at school or playing with friends—and more time at home—are you struggling with behavioral problems? 👉I’m not promising resolution of  all of your challenges at home with this single post, but there’s something I want you to...

Why would high blood sugar be linked to more severe cases of COVID? That’s a question researchers at the University of Michigan are attempting to explain. Here’s what they think so far… 👉 Elevated blood sugars create low-grade inflammation 👉 Existing low-grade...

The naturopathic principle of “Prevention” (Praevenire) also play a huge role in treating patients. I have apprenticed with Feather Jones RH (AHG) to learn more about herbalism. I also completed my training as a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild....

In this day in age, the principle of the “Healing Power of Nature” (Vis Medicatrix Naturae) is seemingly one of the most undervalued. It is a testimony to the incredible ability of the body to heal itself, and as a naturopath I facilitate that by removing obstacles to...

RABBITS, hares and rodents🐭 are the most commonly affected by bacterium Francisella tularensis. 🦠Ticks and deer flies transmit tularemia to humans, especially in the western United States. The symptoms vary wildly including fever as high as 104F with 🗣cough, sore...

🍏Can an apple a day keep the doctor away? 🍏If you have high cholesterol the answer to this question may be YES! 🍏Apples contain polyphenols, potent antioxidants, commonly found in fruit, legumes, red wine, tea, coffee, and chocolate. The apple polyphenols have been...

🧠Air pollution is bad for your brain. Sure, you may not notice it today or next week, but years of exposure to pollutants can take a toll on your brain. Sure, you may not have autoimmune encephalitis, but brain health is important too all of us.  🐠Recent research...